Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 38.9% cheaper than Victoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.1% less in Bamako
- Groceries
-
pay 7.1% less in Bamako
- Transportation
-
pay 5.7% less in Bamako
- Housing
-
pay 74.8% less in Bamako
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.7% less in Bamako
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bamako.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR237.29
|
$6.70
F CFA4,265
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR137.51
|
$6.42
F CFA4,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR39.00
|
$0.77
F CFA491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR38.40
|
$0.58
F CFA369
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR32.45
|
$1.10
F CFA701
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR256.62
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR106.46
|
$9.46
F CFA6,020
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR50.62
|
$3.13
F CFA1,989
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR42.45
|
$6.00
F CFA3,817
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.75
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.55
|
$0.50
F CFA318
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.75
|
$1.00
F CFA636
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR46.24
|
$1.00
F CFA636
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.64
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.34
|
$0.75
F CFA477
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR82.36
|
$5.48
F CFA3,488
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR379.66
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR376,852.49
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR653.86
|
?? | |
pay 74.8% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,320.14
|
$41.27
F CFA26,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,873.87
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,249.14
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,040.84
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,372.87
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR125,562.73
|
?? |
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR57.57
|
$2.39
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR73.09
|
$1.89
F CFA1,202
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR324.03
|
$0.93
F CFA594
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,356.48
|
$67.41
F CFA42,884
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR79.10
|
$5.67
F CFA3,608
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR971.01
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR414.81
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,039.80
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,081.59
|
?? |
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